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ReferenceEquals  
Method  
Determines whether two Objects references are to the same Object
Object Class
System NameSpace
NotCF1.  Function ReferenceEquals ( ObjA:ObjectObjA : Object; ObjB : Object; ) : Boolean; Static;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
Returns true if ObjA and ObjB refer to the same Object instance, or if both are Nil. Otherwise false is returned.
Notes
Static methods are not methods of an object - they are simply class functions or procedures available at any time.
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A simple example
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

var
  str1, str2, str3 : String;

begin
  str1 := 'Delphi';
  str2 := 'Basics';
  str3 := 'Basics';

  if System.Object.ReferenceEquals(str1, str2)
  then Console.WriteLine('str1 refers to the same object as str2')
  else Console.WriteLine('str1 does not refer to the same object as str2');

  if System.Object.ReferenceEquals(str1, str3)
  then Console.WriteLine('str1 refers to the same object as str3')
  else Console.WriteLine('str1 does not refer to the same object as str3');

  if System.Object.ReferenceEquals(str2, str3)
  then Console.WriteLine('str2 refers to the same object as str3')
  else Console.WriteLine('str2 does not refer to the same object as str3');

  Console.ReadLine;
end.
Show full unit code
  str1 does not refer to the same object as str2
  str1 does not refer to the same object as str3
  str2 refers to the same object as str3
 
 
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